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Different descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages were used to analysis the collecting data and nonparametric Mann\u2013Whitney and Kruskal\u2013Wallis tests were conducted to see the differences in students awareness and proficiency level in DL skills in terms of age, institutions, educational level and academic background. Spearman\u2019s rho correlation was measured to see the relationships between students\u2019 awareness level and purposes of DL. Finally, an ordinal logistic regression model was also applied to estimate the impact of demographics and DL skills level on the frequency of engaging in DL activities.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The study found that most of the female students have a high level of awareness and good proficiency in DL skills. Maximum students used DL for academic purposes and they were highly aware in social media literacy. Demographic variables had a significant effect on students\u2019 awareness and proficiency level of DL skills. The results of ordinal logistic regression model revealed that humanities students had a statistically significant lower chance of engaging in DL than business students. A highly significant positive relationship (rho\u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.7, p &amp;lt; 0.01) was found between student\u2019s awareness level and purpose of using DL. 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